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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
DIZZY STATISTICS.

There is, aside from all the other re-
prehensible features of Governor Fora
ker's campaign oratory, looseness, a
recklessness of statement pervading it
that is as astonishing as 1t is outrageous.
We can not remember an instance of Q
public man of his would-be prominence
who ever treated the mass of sensible
and thinking people as fools and dupes
to the extent that Foraker has done and
continues to do. Ordinarily, men who
respect themselves, and who are not
wanting in like respect for their fellow
men, have some slight regard for truth in
their public utterances. Even political
scoundrel, if he has clear head. q little
foresight, and some knowledge of human
nature, will not attempt to gull his hear
ers with alleged facts that are not facts at
all. But, whether from lack of self-re-
spect or of respect for bis neighbors from
fatal habit that is the outgrowth of men
tai defect, or from some unexplained in
trinity of moral judgment, Mr.. Foraker
is seemingly unable to open his mouth
without making the most insulting de-
mands upon the credulity and stupidity
of those who listen to him.
If he did this by means of mere rhetor-
ical generalities, it might perhaps be
less surprising; but he boldly ventures
forth upon fields where there is no room
for the legitimate exercise of the imagin-
alton or of appeal to partisan prejudice.
Public charity is not limited by any po-
litical affiliations, nor is the science of
statistics usually understood to have any
party affinities; and yet Mr.. Foraker's
latest and perhaps bis most brazen at
, tempt to hoodwink and delude the
people, Is based upon the prostitution of
both charity and statistics to his own
personal and selfish ends.
1t is well known that Mr.. Foraker had
scarcely warmed the gubernational chair
when he began to "reorganize" the char
liable institutions of the state, i. e. to
turn out the old trustees and put in new
ones, He made it not merely a political,
but personal matter; for even Repub-
licans, who were not willing to be his
tools, were dismissed; and henchmen, who
could be relied upon to do as they were
told, were put in their places. That the
! Governor assumed a peculiar RESPONSE
bility in doing this, noone will question.
He himself, obtuse as he seems to be on
most points OF official accountability and
political honor, is aware of the fact. He
knows that he owes the public, without
distinction af party, an account OF his
personal stewardship of the state chari-
ties; and he has given it once and again
once at Toledo and again at Caldwell
The sequel will show that possibly he
would have done better not to have
given it at all.
Governor Foraker, in justification Of
his administration so far as the state
benevolent institutions are concerned
parades with great triumph table which
he alleges was compiled by the Boart
of State Charities" The table purports
to show that all the public institutions
with single exception, have been man
aged with greater degree of economy
under the Foraker administration thar
under that of his predecessor; anG
reads as follows:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

This in itself is all that is required to
demonstrate which of the tables is most
likely to be trustworthy. But this is not
all; in the case of the reform school for
boys the Byers- Foraker table does not
give the total current expenses and thus
gets the per capita cost down to the re-
markably low figure of $90.41. The
labor statistician gives the current expen-
ses taken from official reports and makes
the per capita cost what it should be-
$122.S1.
The mistakes above enumerated, and
others ma lie in the Report of the Foraker
Byers board :for 1885 are (which is not
strange) all one way-they are all favor
able to the Republican administration i;
in other words, they are frauds. perpe-
trated under the banner of non partisan
ship for the benefit OF the Foraker kind
of Republicanism.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

THIS is a specimen of the talk that
the police of New York City allow to
he mouthed by the blatant Herr Most.
In speaking of the condemned Anar'
chists, he says:
"You cannot allow that hanging to
take place. Arm yourself. and for
every drop of blood that is piled from
our friends let it cost a hum an lie.
ann not alone an Anarchist, but also q
Revolutionist. The capitalists shall
be the first to suffer. No one shall es.
cape his just dues. The twelve jurors,
Judges and detective spies will not
sleep very soundly at present. Let
them beware. wild yells and cheers
from the crowd. The time is ap-
preaching when we will be forced to
use firearms. 1t must come, SO be pre-
pared. (Bedlam of cheers l warn
them not to take the lives OF our mar
tyrs in Chicago. demand that they
be set free. Let there be social rev.
olutiOn,n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

WE are pleased to note that cur
friend, w. B. Mcconnell, ,Garrettsville
has received the nomination by the
Democrats of Portage County for
Judge of Probate Court. MIR. McCon.
nell was for many years citizen OF
Southington, this county-a granger,
and man of such probity and integ.
rity that he was elected justice of the
peace, although always a Democrat
and in q Republican. township, for
twenty years or more. Several years
since he became connected with the
First National Bank of Garrettsville
Of which institution he is now the
President. He has had much expert.
ence In settling estates, and is emil
neatly qualified for the position nam
ed. If the people of Portage elect Mr..
Mcconnell to the Office of Probate
Judge, they will make no mistake
TW. II. Dem.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

"We now charge that the D c.
Goldman who ia a candidate on the
Democratic ticket for lieutenant Gov
ernor, is the same identical ID. @. Cool
man who employed the pauper Italians
to work on the West Virginia railroad
and we challenge him, the Shield, or
any Democratic paper to deny it. ~
Ashland Times.
You do? Well suppose you read MI
Coolman's letter in this paper and
place IL alongside of your charge
and you'll know how a man fee Ia when
he "opens his mouth and puts his foot
in it," 1t you know so much about
this matter please trot out your evi.
dence or stand convicted &c.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

WHEN Ex-senator A. D. Fassett, Gov
ernor Foraker's reformed" Labor Stati-
clan, leans pensively over his elegant
desk in the State House and gently in
serts the Autographs of Little Breeches"
into mailing cartons, puts the postage
stamps bought with the public money
upon them, and addresses them to honest
workingmen in various parts of the
State, he is undoubtedly performing the
duties of the Labor Bureau in accordance
with the civil service ideas OF his illustri-
Gus boss. Fassett is a model workingman
of the Foraker kind, but the kind is not
good. .N
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
A Gift for All.

In order to give all a chance to test
it, and thus be convinced of its won
derful curative powers, DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, will be, for q limit.
ed time, given away. This offer is not
only liberal, but shows unbounded
faith in the merits of this great remedy
All who suffer from coughs, colds,
consumption, asthma, Bronchitis. OF
any affection Of the throat, chest OF
lungs, are especially requested to call
at g. P. Reeds drug store. and get q
trial bottle free, large bottles, 81.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
$500 REW ARDl
Eoraker's Ian d Tax
Message!
A Challenge to the Rawenna
Republican.

On Saturday last, the Repu blican
contained long article. headlinsed in
Cappelar's best style, charging. the
Democratic State Committee with
having printed and circulated q forged
and garbled pamphlet. purporting to
be a copy of the now celebrated mes
sage of Gov. Foraker to the Legisla-
ture, dated April 9Th, 1856, and en-
deavoriag to break the force of the
I" boomerang" by trying to convince
the readers of the Republican that
Foraker did not write any such mes.
sage, and that IL he did the copy sent
out by the Democratic Committee was
forged and garbled.
Chairman DUNCAN Offers
REWARD OF $500
to anyone who will point out wherein
the copy of Foraker's message, sent
cut by the Democratic Cemnittee, is
in any way forged, garbled or changed.
Here ia a chance for some enterprising
Republican to make stake.
No, gentlemen. the message itself,
in full, is just what the Democrats
want the farmers to read. There is NOT
only no forgery, but NO occasion for any
If this pamphlet copy is forged Oh
garbled, why don't the Republican press
print the genuine? v
Has Chairman Cappelar pointed out
any errors? No.
Has any Republican paper shown
where any error has been made in the
Democratic copy of the land tax mes
sageP No.
Was the message an outrage upon
the overtaxed fsrmersa Yes.
Does Foraker advocate an immedi
ate re-valuation of Farm Lands and
Real Estate Ito meet the extravagan
appropriations Of Republican legis'
lature)? Yes.
Did he say so in his message? HI
did.
Did Foraker want the ASSESSORS t.
re-value the farm lands? No.
What did Fsraker advocate?
He wanted a " State Board Of Equal
ization to consist Of eight members, te
be appointed by some suitable author
ity" from the electors Of the State. Il
hold their Office for fixe,i term, ant
whose duty it shall be to SUPERVISE
as well a. REVISE and equalizs th,
valuations to be made" See page
359 to 1853 of Senate Journal of 1856
Foraker couldn't trust the men se
lected to assess our property, for whom
we vote, but must, forsooth, have new
set of offices created for this purpose
| We challenge the Rausqaa Republican
to print the genuine message of Gov
Foraker dated April 9th, 1856, Thei
readers can then see for themselvtl
whether any forgery or garbling ha
been done by the Democratic Com
mittee.
| Furthermore, the Democratic Exec
utive COMMITTEES of Portage Count,
hereby offers the editor of the Repub
lican TEN DOLLARS IN GOLD, If he will
print, in the Weekly Republican
within four weeks from this date
Sept. 18th, 1886. the Message of Gov
Foraker ON this land revaluation ques
tion, as printed In the Senate Journa
Of Ohio, pages 359 to 1888 inclusive; W
mean now, the GENUINE MESSAGE, N
forgery nor garbling. What do yoI
say, Bro. Meharg?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
MORE NAmEsAKES.
Three Of q Kind Get tine Presa.
densss Name,


HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 23.-Somt
time since Mrs. John Hostetter, o
Perry county, gave birth to tripiete
two boys and . girl. The parents de
cided to call them Grover, Cleveland
and Frances, respectively. A letter
was write to the President, to which
he replied a. fellows:
Mr.. Fry, Of Newport, Pa. has in
formed me ~ the birth to you, stimuli.
taneously, 0f three children-two boy {
and . giri--and has also stated tina,
you have selected Grover, Cleveland
and Frances. respectively, for theii
names. in compliment to Mrs. Cleve
land and myself. I have quite mum
ber of namesakes whose parents have
been good enough to make manifest
In this way, their friendly fee 'ng
but 1t Is exceptional that the opportu
nifty is presented to show, In such Q
marked degree, the confidence anC
regard your action implies. Thank
Ing you for your courtesy, and express
ing tRe hope that you may be permit
ted to see the children grow in year,
and strength. ! am, very truly yours
GROVER CAEvELAND."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

THa Republican party has made uss
OF the Grand Army of the Republie for
political purposes ever since its organizs-
ton. 1t broke the order up once:
FoTasna.
FORAKER, the great Republican bal
loonatic, had better set about preparing
his political parachute. The Republican
gas-bag, by means of which he is taking
hawk-eye view of the Ohio faEmyarda
will collapse in Noyemhet. /--%
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

SHERMAN made speech to the wool
growers at the State Fair. Sherman
has a vast amount of audacity. 1t will
hs remembered that it was his decid'
ine vote that reduced the tariff on
wool.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

ITCH AND SCRATCHES of every kind
cured In so minutes by WoeLFoRD's
SANITARY LOTION. Use no other.
This never fails. Sold by Belding &
Gibbons. Druggists, Ravenna, o.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
&D.HARRrs g SON puBLIsHrns AND Eprrons
Ihe Press for $3.50 a Year
advance.

DEMOORATIC STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
THOMAS L. POWELL.
For Lieutenant Governor.
DEWITT c. GOODMAN.
For Judges of Supreme Court.
Hong Term LY MAN r. CRtTCHFIELD.
(short Term) VIRGIL r KLINE
For Auditor of State.
EMIL KIESEWETTE
For Treasurer of State.
GEORGE w. HARPER.
For Attorney General.
W III. LEFT.
Member BOARD of rublic Works.
BDw ARD CLARK.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
pEmocRAric COUNTY TICKET.

For Representative,
NATHANIEL 8. OLlN. of Streetsboro'.
For Clerk of Courts,
GEORGE F. DOUTHITT, of Ravenna.
For Probate Judge,
w, B. MCCONNELL, of Garrettsville-
For Treasurer,
MORRIS s. CHAPLAIN. of Brimfleld.
For Surveyor.
Ell. BOGUE, of Rootstown.
For Commissioner.
JOSEPH DIVER, Of Deerfeld.
For Director of Infrmary,
FRANKLIN WILLARD, of Franklin.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

compared with 1885 is found to be as
follows, the figures being taken from the
reports of the bureau of labor statistics:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
His Stock of Groceriei
The Biggest Stock of Drug

in the County. and is doing an immense bust
ness in this line
Butter, Eggs, and Produce of all kinds taken
In exekan Re for both Drugs and Groceries
k6r FONT forget the place. You all know
Van = ess; and if you don't, you ought TO.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29

Work Done, Then Destroyed, and Done
Over Again at a Cost of $4,000.
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THE ROSTER RACkET.

FORAKER'S RECKLESS ExTRAV.
AGAIN CE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-29
HATS BY THE zoos.
CAPS BY THE zoos.
SHIRTS BY THE zoos.

Mems good Heavy Suits..........S5 90
)Not common everyday $500 Suits.l
Mems Heavy Black Ali Wool
Suits, in all shapes and styles $40. 90
Notice the price. S10)
Tailor Made Suits in all Fashionable
Fabrics, equal to any tailor shop
Suit, Sis, SIG, $3.50, $40 so, $22. SO,
SIS. 90.
(Our $40 to S25 Suits cannot be made for less than
$500 by good Tailer.)
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FOR OUR o READERS



-ss.pposs ". mink yos Hnev - ssnd." 80
= ma sh,.rs ere seldom what me- seen - Be.
Ana ~crr Ignorance I can not bns lament
can give SOM information
For your mental cultivation
n you listen with : mind in~teiliscnL~
%. thank you. sir.~ she ssld. a. tones polite.
Enough her teeth they shattered audibiy with
s1hcn give me your attention ~ began.
And please % not Trow ndgesy-
Ny family n Sfri9kix-
And Syuaisn Csa<resn my clan
NY customs. I may say. are quite nocturnal.
though my cousins. the yydeas. arc diuuai
(rhey are dear. but distant. relatives q
minc.1
ny habits are carnfvorous
And sometimes inscctivorouA
10 roberts l especially incline
= ~ excx 49, rather r1minous I own
he continued. IN q meditktive tone.
= hut n Il would oblige you. ! ooid sink
Ny pupils arc dilating.
Hut the lids arc nictitating.
which enables me 70 give my noted blink
: rneve % ~ thar pcr.ons supersnsious
Abuse me IN : manner most malicious.
nut you-rex1r. me not with careless eyes'
Let me ask you 70 observe
FINAL fact-thaf 20 Minerva
lam sacrcd-andr I'm counted very wise"
- shank Won very kindly sir said She
:. hut ali your Latin words are Greek 10 me;
Don't think me rude-you are = learned 1owl
And I much admire your feathers
SO suited 70 all wcathers.
But-excuse me,-are you not our common
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Next IN order Of Importance among
the acts OF the late Congress after the
bills regarding the Presidential success
sion and the electoral count and the
bin repeating the Tenure-of-Ofice acs
i 10 be ranked the Interstate Com
mercc bill--an experiment in Federal
legislation regarding railways. the
workings Of which will Be awaited with
great interest. The law grating lands
II ~severalty 70 Indians marks : long
stem forward in the solution OF the
Indian problem. The passage Of . bill
authorizing : building for the Con-
occasional library - cause TOR congrat-
ulasion- The ct referring al private
claims, which have long occupied a
unreasonable share o. the time Of Con
rrcss. 10 the Court q Claims d m i'm
portsnt measure Of reform IN Legs
iative methods Tho steady improve
mcnt IN tho postal service receives
another impetus In the acts extending
the free delivery system 20 al places q
10000 inhabitants and reducing the -
"a postal mopsv ordsrA-k 4 ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-01

Tommy Fnne's Novel scheme fos securing
Little sister % His Liking
Tommy Fane's hair was jet-black.
and 20 was that Of his little sister. who
was only four months old They hot't
had black eyes. But Tommy didn
think black hair and eyes pretty H.
loved his little sister very much. but be
used to wish she had yellow hair and
blue eyes. like those Of = baby he had
once seen in the park
Just across the street from where
Tommy lived was . new house. add
one day = family moved into IT, While
they were putting things TO rights NJ
| stairs Tommy went in % look around
Almost the first thing he saw was :
! cradle. and in IL 4 lovely baby. With
yellow hair curling in little rings AL
over its head. and is eyes were blue
.-Oh. dear. 1 wish our baby looked
like his thought Tommy Then h.
wondered il his mother woulin't rather
have this baby than her own He knew
she. too. thought blue eyes pretty
He stood looking q the baby = mo
ment. and then lifted Il from the erasile-
II was almost TOO heavy for MN :. 81.
~. but he held = close: AM r
home put ~ 49, !.
Then ne earned ms ht'lc "
the other house 80 ",
A lev minutes .ater 'ne
the yellow-haired oADy eAr -.
the little thing upstairs - n.
when she saw the strsnge 49,. -.
cradle that she must pe dreaming -.
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vealed the iocetaon o. tno -. ~.
memory o. tnat dream Wa e.ns's.y ~
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impeIed 70 tno water euso y
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Of the dream revealed WIN s.as'nns 'e
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ANOTHER 2

Fve1vs rSves Lsss " the Burnsng % =
Mfneru' Boardlng House q B~ssenrrs
Mschienn-The Names ~ the Victims
several Oehers Dsdly Burned
BEssxnKR. Mich, March "A board
owned BY the Colby Iron Com
was burned early this morning. The
bodiee o. ten persons, burned 70 death
have been taken out Several others
Who we're badly burned are expected 70
die
Twelve persons persisted IN the names
The building was . two-story frame
structure, and burned like finder, leaving
no time for alarm after the Gre was dis
covered. Twenty-one boarders occupied
rooms IN the second story. Only nine Of
these escaped BY jumping from the win
dovs. several were seriously injured,
mt none fatally. The names Of the VIC
tjms. who were laborcrs q b Colby
mine, are - follows:
John Sutton.
John Lyons
Max PrixcdeIL
simon R'xze.
Henry Saam.
4. Brassa-
J. Brassn-
william williams.
John Bnal-
John Grabk.
John Garvy.
James Ryan and one unknown.
The bodies are 80 completely char red q
% prevent Identification. her y nc
! clcw 70 the origin Of the IRE. The victims
were Al single men.
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~. Smith went on % fhr ponce station
% describe the little girl and 70 inquire.
Poor little LILY was lost perhaps dead.
and no one conld think where the child
had gone! The garden Was searched
with lanterns; and; when the boys with
their father were looking roand Cor -.
last time. mp came Tim and newest
Il believe Tim misses Lily" -
Ernest
Tim mewed again. turned round.
walked down the garden aud made =
dreadful noise. Then. 10 the a>foni<h-
ment q al. the cat ieoped % a. Big
snosrbGu and scratched AZ ~
II do believe Lily's buried in the
snow. father" cried Willie Come
along. lets see"
Mr.. Smith said pothing. bus with =
tremendous shove he turned the BAH
over. The boys clutched Il. and there.
IN the aperture. lay Iily-insensihle or
asleep-but alive certainly.
Tim mewed. and raced into the house
In front Of Mr.. Smith. who. with his
little girl in his arms. came running
into the Kitchen
The cook screamed Mrs Smith
came rushing down when the boys
cried 'sIily's found"
The doctor came. and poor Lily was
In bed with terrible chilblain< for many
DAYS: but she never was really i'll
II fell asleep she said. land ! r.
member no more pretended 70 be :
Laplander. and l brcathed through the
hole the fall had made never heard
any one call me-"
But they we're 20 glad 70 find her
that no one scolded her. Tim was
praised for being 50 sensible. and hs
purrcd his thanks But il Lily had mol
been kind TO him she might never have
been found
And so ended Lily's strange al
venture and the story Of the ''bicge<
SNOWFALL that ever was seen-"-Hss-,
FriA in Liuis FofksL
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Xov1o Scotia ktenermer. Drsvcu - W.-s.y
the Too Literal IntespretafIon q M
Eisheries Treaty - Cee.ans S
breea - 80 Hns.s
PORTLAND, Ne. March - exsle
ment was crcated among fishermen along
the docks yesterday BY the arrival OF the
Nova Scotia merchant vessel IN iime-
with . party Of Nova Scotia nsner men On
board The new arrivals were ra'nrr
roughly treated BY the indignant AMER
cans. They were greeted Win snou.--
@ bac homer Keep out q y .nroe-
mile limitr' Send Captain hisoee'" anu
the like ~~
In some way the report e.1ns1
that one Of the men, wno, nss' -
bait TO Captain 80
was on the IN inns ne rcPo..~
false, but had Nc zen nere ne m'k ~
received some very Ioas. s~-.-rrs-